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Prioritization: a difficult word, and technique, to master. A review of prioritization approaches to multi-dimensional problems in health settings
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In a context of finite resources, multiple needs and growing demands of organizational accountability, there has been an increase in the number of multi-dimensional prioritization exercises (of diseases, interventions, etc) in the health arena. Not… read more… 6 none minimal low moderate high 0-10 10-30 30-50 50-70 >70 0-10 11-30 31-50 51-70 >70 a m b ig u it y Immunization Coverage Adapted from R. L. Keeney (1992) … 1(1-2), pp.45–67. Free copy at: http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs40070-013-0002-9.pdf Tsoukias, … -
Education as a mechanism to reduce spread of brucellosis among at-risk populations in Uzbekistan
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One goal of the Biological Threat Reduction Program of the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency is the enhancement of surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens of both humans and animals within countries of the former Soviet Union. One of the… read more… of study subjects will be done from non- brucella-related visits to primary care centers by at-risk patients with no … #8P. *Adkhamjon Mamatkulov E-mail: amamatku@bechtel.com (page number not for citation purpose) �ISDS 2011 … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Bayesian Hierarchical Models for the Evaluation and Design of Surveillance Systems: an Application to Scrapie Surveillance in Great Britain
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There is a need for regular evaluation of surveillance strategies. The emergence of new diagnostic tests and new sources of data, changes in the spatio-temporal distribution of diseases and other factors must be periodically… read more… surveillance programmes. The application of this model may return savings whilst increasing the sensitivity of the … -
A Comprehensive Approach to the Assessment of Surveillance Strategies: the Case of Scrapie in Great Britain
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Multiple surveillance activities have been conducted in Great Britain (GB) with the objective of estimating the occurrence of scrapie, a fatal neurological infectious disease of small ruminants: statutory reporting of clinical cases, annual surveys… read more… to the outcome of interest. Some of the approaches may be of use in many other contexts and diseases. Advances …